France could see a resident of its youth selections soon desert for the benefit of Senegal. While it risks losing some of its nuggets, in particular the Espoirs, Rayan Cherki (OL) and Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) to the benefit of Algeria, or even the Lille Ayyoub Bouaddi courted by Morocco, France will perhaps also see another talent slipping away, playing with the under-20s.
This is Mamadou Diakhon, international 4 times with Bernard Diomède’s Bleuets since September 2024. Left winger measuring 1.80m aged 19, this pure product of Stade de Reims (turned pro in July 2023), has was selected without playing last November. Left on the bench against Denmark (1-1), he was not selected for the defeat against the United States (2-1).
He wants to play the Can U20
According to information from wiwsport, the native of Strasbourg wishes to join Senegal, the country of origin of his parents. The same source explains that his entourage recently contacted the Senegalese Federation (Fsf) to express his intention to play for the Lion Cubs U20. The idea is to participate in the next Can of the category scheduled from April 26 to May 18 in Ivory Coast. It remains to be seen the decision of coach Serigne Saliou Dia.
Since his professional debut a year and a half ago, Diakhon has played 28 matches with the Reims first team, almost all of them coming off the bench. This season, his counter displays, at the time of writing, a whopping 13 appearances for 226 minutes of playing time and 1 goal.
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